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Chargement... Eyes of the Eagle: F Company LRPs in Vietnam, 1968 (1991)par Gary Linderer
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. 00015820 Linderer's finance kept all his letters sent to her by him from Vietnam. He used these to write this volume that as a result is really organized like a diary. It sure means an exciting, vivid read about the men who volunteered to be LRP's. The tension and violence he faced are evident on almost every page. He was especially unimpressed by many of the men he met who served in the rear as support and included many examples. Being of age to serve in Vietnam, I avoided it by being born in Canada. However, I do have an American friend who has shared some of experiences in Vietnam with me. He confirms a couple of Linderer's claims. There were many slackers in the rear and you never saw men smoke dope on the front lines especially while on patrol. I have read some memoirs where the writer makes this claim and I have no doubt it happened but Linderer makes special mention of it. Catholic boy from Missouri leaves for Vietnam and the 101st Airborne. Linderer joins the LRPs on a whim and begins his apprenticeship in infantry reconnaissance. Close calls add up in the A Shaw valley and the Roung Roung until his unit is almost completely overrun. He escapes with his life, but only due to his personal team members coming on a rescue mission (and a little help from a St Jude medal). Honesty in his critical opinions about some superiors, but without naming individuals, makes this book a literary and historical learning experience. The aim of the book is to reflect on the camaraderie of the group and what each soldier would do instinctively for the other. The book covers only the first half of the author's tour of duty. 16 pages of b/w photos, glossary, and list of casualties. aucune critique | ajouter une critique
In the 101st Airborne, if you cared enough to send the very best, you sent The Howlers. Gary Linderer volunteered for the Army, then volunteered for Airborne training. When he reached Vietnam in 1968, he was assigned to the famous "Screaming Eagles," the 101st Airborne Division. Once there, he volunteered for training and duty with F Company 58th Inf, the Long Range Patrol company that was "the Eyes of the Eagle." F Company pulled reconnaissance missions and ambushes, and Linderer recounts night insertions into enemy territory, patrols against NVA antiaircraft emplacements and rocket-launching facilities, the fragging of an unpopular company commander, and one of the bravest demonstrations of courage under fire that has ever been described. The Eyes of the Eagle is an accurate, exciting look at the recon soldier's war. There are none better. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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